JPH0672489U - Bathtub support member for unit bath - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To prevent an increase in the number of steps for manufacturing the entire bathtub supporting member as a countermeasure against bending of the falling wall, and to avoid wasteful cost increase. [Structure] A bathtub support in which a falling wall portion 4B is integrally formed on the washroom side of an eyeglass frame portion 4A for fitting a bathtub, and an apron 6 covering the falling wall portion 4B is detachably attached in front of the falling wall portion 4B. In the member 4, stepped portions 4C that are recessed toward the back surface side are formed at several positions in the longitudinal direction of the falling wall portion 4B. In short, since the falling wall portion 4B has an uneven cross-sectional shape to increase its flexural rigidity, it is possible to save the trouble of attaching another member.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a unit bath in which a bathtub is installed by using a bathtub support member having an eyeglass frame, and more particularly to an improved bathtub support member having a falling wall portion.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 3 and 4 show a conventional unit bus. In the figure, 2 is a bathtub, 4 is a bath tank support member, 6 is an apron, and 8 is a washroom waterproof pan. The bathtub supporting member 4, the elongate 6, and the washroom waterproof pan 8 are resin injection molded products made of, for example, FRP.

The bathtub support member 4 is integrally provided with a vertical falling wall portion 4B on one side of the square-shaped eyeglass frame portion 4A into which the bathtub 2 is fitted, and the lower end of the falling wall portion 4B is a connecting fitting. It is adapted to be connected to the washroom waterproof pan 8 via 10. There is also one in which the bathtub support member 4 and the washroom waterproof pan 8 are integrally formed.

The apron 6 is integrally provided with upper and lower flanges extending substantially at right angles to a flat plate that is long in the lateral direction, and covers the front of the falling wall portion 4B of the bathtub supporting member 4 in front of it. Is detachably attached. To mount the apron 6, place the apron 6 in an oblique position and pull the hooks 12 attached to the horizontal flange on the upper side of the apron 6 at multiple points in the longitudinal direction from the inside to the downward facing piece of the horizontal flange of the bathtub 2. After hanging, the metal fittings 14 attached to the lower front surface of the falling wall portion 4B of the bathtub supporting member 4 at a plurality of longitudinal positions are engaged with the metal fittings 16 attached to the lower horizontal flange of the apron 6. It is designed to be done by combining them.

By the way, since the falling wall portion 4B of the bathtub support member 4 is a simple thin plate, it easily bends greatly when pressed from the horizontal direction, and the falling wall portion 4B is easily bent by this bending. The engagement between the receiving metal fitting 14 of 4B and the metal fitting 16 of the apron 6 is easily disengaged. In consideration of this, a reinforcing plate 18 which is a separate body is attached to the back surface of the falling wall portion 4B so as to increase the bending rigidity and prevent the bending.

[0006]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In the above-mentioned conventional example, the reinforcing plate 18 is attached as a measure against the bending of the falling wall portion 4B of the bathtub supporting member 4. However, the manufacturing process of the bathtub supporting member 4 is extra due to the attachment of the reinforcing plate 18. As a result, the cost will increase more than necessary.

In view of such circumstances, the present invention has an object to prevent an increase in the number of manufacturing steps of the entire bathtub supporting member as a countermeasure against the bending of the falling wall portion, and to avoid unnecessary cost increase. .

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a bathtub support member in which a falling wall is integrally formed on the washroom side of an eyeglass frame for fitting a bathtub, and an apron that covers the falling wall is attached to the front of the falling wall in a detachable manner. In the above, the falling wall portion has an uneven cross-sectional shape.

[0009]

[Action]

 Since the falling wall of the bathtub supporting member has an uneven cross-sectional shape, the flexural rigidity is increased.

Since the unevenness is transferred and formed from a molding die when the bathtub supporting member is manufactured by resin injection molding, it is not necessary to deal with the conventional bending countermeasure for attaching another member.

[0011]

Embodiment FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show an embodiment of the present invention. The basic structure of the unit bus in this embodiment is the same as that of the unit bus of the type shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 described in the conventional example. Are given the same reference numerals. In the figure, 2 is a bathtub, 4 is a bathtub supporting member, 6 is an apron, 8 is a counter, 10 is a connecting metal fitting, 12 is a hook metal fitting, 14 is a receiving metal fitting, and 16 is a fastening metal fitting.

A characteristic configuration of the present embodiment is that stepped portions 4C that are recessed toward the back surface side are formed at several locations (three locations) in the longitudinal direction of the falling wall portion 4B of the bathtub support member 4.

Specifically, the step portion 4C is formed by transfer from a molding die when the bathtub supporting member 4 is manufactured by resin injection molding, and the front surface side of the step portion 4C is a back surface side. Only the bulge is concave. The step portion 4C is formed so as to have an inverted trapezoidal shape when viewed from the front. That is, the bottom of the trapezoid of the step portion 4C is located on the upper end side of the falling wall portion 4B, and the short side of the trapezoid is located on the lower end side of the falling wall portion 4B.

Then, in the portion where the step portion 4C exists, the receiving metal fittings 14 are attached to the flat portions between the lower ends of the step portions 4C and the lower ends of the falling wall portions 4B, respectively. A stopper 16 is attached to the lower horizontal flange of the apron 6 corresponding to the mounting position of the receiving bracket 14.

As described above, by providing the step portions 4C at several positions in the longitudinal direction of the falling wall portion 4B, the cross-sectional shape of the falling wall portion 4B in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction is simply made straight. Instead, if it has a wavy concavo-convex shape, the bending rigidity of the falling wall portion 4B is increased. Therefore, when the falling wall 4B of the bathtub supporting member 4 is pushed from the horizontal direction, for example, when the unit bath is installed, the falling wall 4B is less likely to bend, and the amount of bending is smaller than that in the conventional case. Therefore, the receiving metal fitting 14 attached to the falling wall portion 4B and the metal fitting 16 attached to the lower horizontal flange of the apron 6 are not easily disengaged from each other.

Moreover, as described above, the step portion 4C of the falling wall portion 4B is formed by being transferred from the molding die when the bathtub supporting member 4 is manufactured by resin injection molding. There is no need to increase the number of steps for manufacturing the bathtub supporting member 4.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, it goes without saying that the shape and the number of the step portions 4C formed on the falling wall portion 4B can be arbitrarily changed according to the outer dimensions of the falling wall portion 4B.

[0018]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, when the fall wall of the bathtub supporting member is bent, the fall of the fall is prevented without the need for attaching a separate reinforcing plate as in the conventional case. Since it is only necessary to devise the sectional shape of the wall itself, the manufacturing process of the bathtub supporting member can be reduced more than before, and the cost can be reduced.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an inexpensive bathtub supporting member having no bending or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a unit bath according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view around the bathtub supporting member in the assembled state of the unit bath of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional unit bath.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view around the bathtub supporting member in the assembled state of the unit bath of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Bathtub 4 Bathtub support member 4A Glasses frame part of bathtub support member 4B Falling wall part of bathtub support member 4C Step part of falling wall part 6 Apron

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A bathtub support member in which a falling wall portion is integrally formed on the side of the washing frame of the eyeglass frame for fitting the bathtub, and an apron for covering the falling wall portion is detachably attached in front of the falling wall portion. A bathtub supporting member for a unit bath, wherein the falling wall portion has an uneven cross-sectional shape.